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@juliametzgerart
Hey everyone! Thanks for stopping by - I'm Julia, a freelance illustrator and art teacher from Germany! I love all things fantasy, and do a lot of work for TTRPGs and TCGs including The Dark Eye, Humblewood, Epic Card Game and Magic: The Gathering.
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✨Mein Sehnen ✨
New piece I've done within Cynthia Sheppard's smARTschool class, featuring Lúthien Tinúviel from Tolkien's Silmarillion.
✨Mein Sehnen ✨
New piece I've done within Cynthia Sheppard's smARTschool class, featuring Lúthien Tinúviel from Tolkien's Silmarillion.
🌟Cathartic Operation🌟 AD: Taylor Ingvarsson Magic: The Gathering Outlaws of Thunder Junction Alchemy print available: https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/juliametzgerart/mtg-cathartic-operation/
A couple of illustrations for a couple of artbooks (can't show them in full yet) and one future postcard ✨
For Boop-Badges Collectors
Rough estimate: It's possible to reach 1000 boops in less than 2 hours (took me 1:30h), if you got some people to spam it to.
If you are a blog where people can spam boop's to, reblog this.
Reblog to let your followers know that they’re safe from jumpscares/screamers/etc from you on April 1st but they are NOT safe from getting boop’d like an idiot amen
MtG: Bovine Intervention AD: Taylor Ingvarsson Outlaws of Thunder Junction (c) Wizards of the Coast 2024
MtG: Slickshot Vault-Buster AD: Forrest Schehl Outlaws of Thunder Junction (c) Wizards of the Coast 2024
Tajic, Legion's Valor AD: Forrest Schehl
Shove Aside AD: Forrest Schehl
Spotlight Falcon AD: Deborah Garcia Magic: The Gathering Murders At Karlov Manor Alchemy (c) Wizards of the Coast 2024
MtG: Wilds of Eldraine
Toadstool Admirer AD: Deborah Garcia (c) Wizards of the Coast 2023
Royal Treatment
AD: Deborah Garcia (c) Wizards of the Coast 2023
The Princess takes Flight
AD: Deborah Garcia (c) Wizards of the Coast 2023
I have shared versions of this on other platforms before, so I might as well make a tumblr edition: here some tips for MtG portfolios I gathered and might be interesting for some people who follow me. 1. Since this is a trading card game, here comes the obvious one first: Always keep in mind that these are card illustrations, they have to be readable in super small. Which means that strong silhouettes and value structures are a must have. If you work digital, check the zoomed out version on regular basis, or even have some jpgs to check their thumbnails in your file browser. That can give you an idea about their readability. Traditionally you can of course take some steps back, or take some photographs to look at smaller previews on your devices. Also: print illustrations often come out darker than their screen versions, be careful with your darks! It's rather easy for things to go muddy, even if they look good on screen. In doubt, increase the brightness a bit. It's okay to have different versions for screen and print to meet their needs.
2. Be versatile about your topics and compositions. Zoom in, zoom out. Don't fall into the trap of your own comfort zone zoom level of showing things, or one way of doing things. It can be positive to offer purposefully unusual options.
3. Be aware of the focus. If you have a magician with a staff, ask yourself if the card is about the staff(artifact), the mage (creature) or perhaps even the spell. The composition and focus of the illustration should shift accordingly! Clear action is important for readability – since that is not just visual hierarchy here, but also storytelling. Which brings me to the next point: 4. Good narrative matters, but mechanics matter even more. So, again, be very aware of your illustration's focus. You can potentially add extra elements for the story to make it more fun, but it should not get too convoluted, and even less should it distract from what the card it actually about. If you come up with your very own ideas for a portfolio this is of course much more open than if you work from a description. But you can find a bunch of official MtG descriptions online which are super useful for training.
5. Show care. Plan the illustration, get the references in place. It's the best time to get good habits in place, and really finish the pieces. Don't make them weaker by going too fast, that is not convincing. It just lets people assume worse things for tight deadlines. This does not mean everything needs to be rendered to death - but shape design should remain thoughtful and purposeful even where soft and lost edges are used.
6. It's potentially okay to have your specific stylistic or thematic niche. It can mean less assignments at times, but can also mean more special ones. It's cool though for your voice to be visible as long as the other needs of the product are met.
7. Never stop using those references. Get them, make them, use them - take them seriously. (at least for any of the more realistic styles). It's one of the most repeated tips for any student to actually just use more references. They do a ton to get complicated things like anatomy and lighting right, but also cultural references and versatility. Many of the best Magic artists also make the best references – it's not a coincidence. Learn from the people who have already established themselves, they have great wisdom to share. 8. Your quality has to match the current roster. Yeah, sorry, no way around that one. You need at least to be as good as the currently "worst" artist in the roster to have a chance. And the ADs need to be sure that even on a bad day your art can meet their quality bar. Which is the reason why you likely need several art pieces at the required level, to prove it wasn't just some lucky fluke. Though once you're really there, that also means a bit less pressure to perform, since you're likely comfortable at your skill level and can only go up from there.
My cards for Murders at Karlov Manor ADs: Deborah Garcia, Forrest Schehl and Zack Stella (c) Wizards of the Coast 2024 Call A Surprise Witness | Cryptic Coat | Crimestopper Sprite | Pick your Poison | Candlestick | The Case of the Filched Falcon
MtG: Dark Petition AD: Forrest Schehl Store Championship Promo (c) Wizards of the Coast 2023
I just want to let you know: The moment my fiancee and I saw your Poison Dart Frog art, it immediately became one of the most endearing lil' guys across every piece of Magic art for us. He just looks so friendly!
aaaaw, that's so sweet! Nothing better than knowing my art is getting enjoyed by so many, and even partners together <3
I love the frog, he is very friend-shaped! Can't wait to get him on a card
awesome! I'm happy to know he will see a lot of play!
I would like to gush about the art of Patron of the Arts, if I may. First: I love the way you drew the dragon! she is so viscerally not human and it is fantastic! second: was the dress based off the one from Firefly that Kaylee gets? either way, it is so delightful! I love the art for all the cards you've done, I am so pleased that you are one of the artists for Magic =)
Hello and thank you! The dress for the Dragonborn was mostly inspired by the work of Alexandra Khudyakova, even if it's not as intricate as the amazing dresses she does her for her dolls! But those were my most direct influence here on my reference board :)
